The number of discernible colours

Color Research and Application

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 52-54

  Pointer, M R ^a   Attridge, G G ^b  

^a Tintometer Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001960892     PISSN: 03612317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6378(199802)23:1<52::AID-COL8>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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